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Your Update from the White House Business Team

As we reflect on the last five
years since the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, it is evident
that Americans have made significant progress. Last week, President Obama
highlighted the importance of averting a government shut-down and raising the
debt ceiling, while emphasizing the need for advancing our nation’s
competitiveness in the world market. The Administration will not compromise on
growing the middle class and ensuring everyone has access to affordable health
care. In this issue, read about:

President
Obama’s Speech on the Five Year Anniversary of the Financial Crisis

Remarks
by the President at the Business Roundtable highlighting our economic
progress

The
President’s Export Council convened to welcome seven new members

The
President’s Better Bargain for the Middle Class during his trip to Kansas
City

Looking
Ahead: The White House will host the first-ever SelectUSA Investment
Summit

Resources
to help your business grow

We hope you will find the below
information useful and interesting. Please do not hesitate to be in touch if we
can be of assistance in any way and if you have ideas on how to strengthen the
economy and provide economic security for our thriving middle class.

President Obama Addresses the Five Year
Anniversary of the Financial Crisis

On Monday, September 16th, the
President delivered remarks at the White House to mark the five-year
anniversary of the financial crisis. He discussed the progress we have
made to grow the economy and create 7.5 million private sector jobs,
highlighting the work we still need to do to strengthen the middle class and
those fighting to get into it. He continued to highlight his better
bargain for the middle class, and warn against more self-inflicted wounds from
Washington. The President was joined on-stage and in the audience by people who
have benefited from his economic recovery proposals over the last five years
including small business owners, construction workers, homeowners, consumers
and tax cut recipients.

To read more about the progress
we’ve made in the past five years and see just how far we’ve come, please click
here.

After making a statement
about the situation at the Washington Navy Yard, President Obama marks the
anniversary of the financial crisis and the efforts over the last five years to
stabilize the economy and get it growing and creating jobs again. Sept. 16, 2013.

The President Engages With the Business
Community

On Wednesday, September 18th,
President Obama addressed business leaders at the quarterly meeting of the
Business Roundtable. In his remarks, the President highlighted the
progress the economy has made over the last year, but recognized there is a lot
of work still to do.

President Obama delivers
remarks to members of the Business Roundtable. Sept. 18, 2013.

On Thursday, September 19th, the
President delivered brief remarks at a meeting of the President’s Export
Council to discuss the importance of helping American companies sell
their goods and services around the world. The President emphasized the
importance of exports in our economic recovery.

President Barack Obama
delivers remarks at a meeting with the President's Export Council, in Room 350
of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Sept. 19, 2013.
Seated with the President, from left are: Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker;
Council Vice-Chair Ursula Burns, Chairwoman and CEO of Xerox; and and Council
Chair Jim McNerney, Jr., President and CEO, The Boeing Company (Official White
House Photo by Pete Souza)

On Friday, September 20th, the
President traveled to the Ford Kansas City Stamping Plant where he will
continue to highlight the progress we have made since the beginning of the
financial crisis five years ago and the work that lies ahead to continue
strengthening our economy and deliver a Better Bargain for the Middle Class.

President Barack Obama
greets Ford employees from the driver's seat of a Ford truck after delivering
remarks on the economy at the Ford Kansas City Stamping Plant in Liberty, Mo.,
Sept. 20, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Launched in 2011, SelectUSA is
the first-ever U.S. government-wide initiative to promote and facilitate
investment in the United States. If you’re a business leader trying to
identify your next phase of expansion, SelectUSA is your go-to resource to
connect with decision makers, investors and market analysts. Not only is
SelectUSA the Administration’s premier venue for promoting foreign investment
and job growth within the United States, it is a perfect venue to help grow
your own business with enhanced exposure to the global economy.

On October 31 through November 1,
2013, the Obama Administration will host the SelectUSA 2013 Investment
Summit. This first-of-its-kind, national-level engagement is intended to
connect businesses and investors from around the world with U.S. economic
development organizations at the state, regional, and local levels. The
SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit is being hosted by the U.S. Department of
Commerce, International Trade Administration, and SelectUSA, as part of a U.S.
government-wide initiative to promote direct investment in the United States

By attending the Summit, you will
be able to connect with foreign and domestic investors, senior Administration
officials, and state and local officials. In addition, you will learn how to
more effectively identify, target, and execute your investment strategy.

Government Resources to Help Grow Your
Business

BusinessUSA: Your Front Door To
All The Government Has To Offer

On October 28, 2011, the
President issued a challenge to government agencies to think beyond their
organizational boundaries in the best interest of serving America's business
community, and start thinking and acting more like the businesses they serve. He
directed the creation of BusinessUSA, a centralized, one-stop platform to make
it easier than ever for businesses to access services to help them grow and
hire.

BusinessUSA
makes it easier for small businesses and exporters to discover
opportunities, connect with the right resources, and help them grow and
hire.

The
tiles on the front page are designed to give the most relevant results
based on a few simple questions. Each tile is designed around a specific
business need.

Search,
track, and register for resource centers, events, and programs in your
area.

The Economic Census is the U.S.
Government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy.
It is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

In October through December 2012,
forms were mailed to nearly 4 million businesses, including large, medium and
small companies representing all U.S. locations and industries. Respondents
were asked to provide a range of operational and performance data for their
companies.

The Economic Census is the U.S.
Government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy.
It is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

In October through December 2012,
forms were mailed to nearly 4 million businesses, including large, medium and
small companies representing all U.S. locations and industries. Respondents
were asked to provide a range of operational and performance data for their
companies.